Generic functions of public administration

Question 1

Planning

Answer 1

• It involves goal setting, objectives, and priorities of public organisations and developing a plan to achieve them.
• Policy planning, developing a policy that will guide the actions and decisions of public officials.
• Strategic planning, identifying the long term goals and objectives
• Operational planning, developing plans for day to day activities

Question 2

Organising

Answer 2

• It involves structuring and coordinating resources of the organisation to achieve their goals.
• It includes developing a framework for the organisation
• recruiting, training, and developing personnel
• allocating resources to achieve the goal

Question 3

Staffing

Answer 3

• it involves managing the personnel of public organisation
• it includes attracting and selecting personel
• enhancing skills and knowledge of personel
• evaluating and improving personnel perfomance

Question 4

coordinating

Answer 4

• it involves integrating activities of different parts of public organisations to achieve their goals.
• it includes collaborating with other organisations
• coordinating activities within the organisation
• engaging with the citizens, interest groups and all other stakeholders.

Question 5

Reporting

Answer 5

• It involves providing information about the performance of public organisation to stake stakeholders
• It includes providing information about organisational perfomance
• providing information about financial activities
• providing information about organisational accountability